Pro Gear - The Hardware I Use
I know it sounds incredibly cocky of me to say this but I now consider myself a pro in this Design, Marketing and Internet field. I’m not saying I’m the best, but I definitely do have an edge as well as years of experience in this area so I will reveal the software and hardware I use. When I choose these these things I take into consideration multiple angles and purposes. Not all of my gear is top-notch gear that provides best performance - some of them are optimized for the scale of my business to meet the balance between budget and functionality.
Hardware
Macbook Pro 15.4″ 2.2 gHz - I have the newest (as of early 2008) Macbook Pro by Apple Computer (in case you didn’t know). I run OSX Leopard (version 10.5) and with VMWare I run Windows XP Professional with SP2. This cost me $2200 Canadian plus the 2 year extended warranty and tax. Cost me almost $3,000 with everything in.
Toshiba M60CD4 - It’s my old Toshiba laptop, which has a dead screen. It cost me $1500 and tax back in late 2005. It’s been my longest lasting laptop I’ve owned so far unless the new Macbook beats it. It is connected to the external monitor, and I mainly use it for some coding stuff, and also to test websites on Internet Explorer 6. It sits on my desk, closed, so it’s more or less a desktop. It helps when I need to look something up quick, without having to open my Macbook out of its case.
Acer 22″ Widescreen LCD - The LCD screen is my secondary monitor for my Macbook, and also for the Toshiba. It cost $289 and tax, and it’s given be exceptional value so far. It’s a great way to extend your desktop to have more space and improve work efficiency.
HP CM1015MFP - This is my massive multifunction color laser printer. It is a relatively new model with a scanner and all. Cost me nearly $500 plus tax. The print quality is great, and it’s great for producing print proofs and invoices that look sleek and clean. My industry relies largely on image, so even invoice printing out of an inkjet printer looks bad. Hence the investment for a printer that cost 5 times as much as a generic multifunction would.
Logitech Mouse/Keyboards - I won’t list the models but I only purchase Logitech brand mouse/keyboard combinations. I have a wireless keyboard/mouse set, as well as a wired laser mouse that I carry around with my Macbook.
Blackberry 7250 - This is my primary phone, and of course, I get emails. It gives me much more mobility when I need to reply to urgent emails and what not. Sounds like the everyday marketing phrase but I’m really not restricted to my home office, or even my laptop at all times. Which is great. This is the older model of the Blackberries, and this is the sturdiest blackberry ever made, in my opinion, and I don’t care if everybody else flashes their brand new Blackberry World 8830s or Blackberry Pearls. I like mine the best.
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Hi,
Well, you are have completely different things that I use, I heard that macbook is good, I heard that apple is really doing great but I never tried them, I also heard that they are really expensive to have, different things different software,
I don’t know what to tell you but I heard a lot that the tax in Canada is really high, I mean so high, but I am sure the income should be high too,
I heard that Toshiba is the best laptop to use, may be you have an old one but I am sure that at its time it was the best,
Now I want to ask you a question, I really want to buy a laptop, one for small to medium bussiness, I am saving money for it, but whenever I try to have a look to find a good one then I get confused and lost and keep postpond it, so what do you think is the best choise? I have couple sites I work on and I am also a translator, I use some translation software that needs a laptop that is fast and easy to use, so I really want a fast laptop (I mean fast to process the operation and less in errors), what do you suggest? I hope it is something that is not expensive too.
also what kind is better you think?
and what about having one that I can pay a specific fee every month? I know it could be expensive, but do you think it can a good idea?
Thank you for sharing this,
Regards.
Hey,
Macbooks have their benefits to the price, and for me it was worth the switch, although it’s not for everybody. There are some differences and downsides to it.
For running Windows, I’d go for either Toshiba or Acer or something like that… ask Stephen Fung, he had recommendations for a laptop last time.
My Macbook Pro does what I need it to do.